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While Bethany's never fit into picture-perfect Snow Ridge, kindred spirit Ash moves to town her junior year and things finally start to look up. Except they keep finding themselves in romantic entanglements that range from disappointing to flat-out painful. They hit rock bottom after the winter dance and decide they need to flip the script on the systemic misogyny they've tolerated. But how?
The answer comes when Bethany stumbles upon a point system created by her charismatic older brother, who used it to secretly track and rate girls in order to gauge the perfect time to dump them. It's twisted. It's cold. It's a little bit perfect.
Bethany and Ash put the point system back into action and begin to take guys down a notch or six. Before long, their tactics, confidence, and message of female empowerment spread throughout the school. But, they learn firsthand that separating your head and your heart isn't so easy, and there's a fine line between justice and vengeance.
Can they stand up for what's right--without it all going wrong?
The answer comes when Bethany stumbles upon a point system created by her charismatic older brother, who used it to secretly track and rate girls in order to gauge the perfect time to dump them. It's twisted. It's cold. It's a little bit perfect.
Bethany and Ash put the point system back into action and begin to take guys down a notch or six. Before long, their tactics, confidence, and message of female empowerment spread throughout the school. But, they learn firsthand that separating your head and your heart isn't so easy, and there's a fine line between justice and vengeance.
Can they stand up for what's right--without it all going wrong?
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Published October 20, 2020
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October 25, 2020
Previous review:
I have to admit I haven’t finished reading! And I feel awful. I definitely love the concept and right from the start I love the characters. I expect to be done tomorrow, but since it released TODAY I want to throw the word out!
From what I’ve read so far, Bethany is living in a 1950s-esque cookie-cutter community where men work and women stay home and girls do not play sports as they are cheerleaders for the boys. But Bethany isn’t having that be her life. This makes her an outcast who is still invited to EVERYTHING because not sending an outcast an invite is unacceptable manners to parents’ friends’ children (aka dads are golfing buddies so kids need to ‘get along’). She lives most of her school life wondering why this is the situation.
Then she breaks it (or at least tries to-I’m not there yet) with the help of new friend, Ash, who just moved to town. And she does this by taking what her ‘perfect’, ‘do nothing wrong’ older brother created and shattering.
If you have not yet heard of this feminism-filled book about two high school girls, you should definitely look into it! Expect a full review as soon as I finish reading!
Final review:
This took me way longer to finish than I expected. When I first wrote the review for release day I had only read about a third of POINTS and had loved every second of it.
Shortly after that the tone of the book changed and Bethany became a totally different person. Yes, it was plot-driven and made sense, but I hated her. She went from rebel to spiteful and had everything going perfectly. The middle of the book really felt like a drag. There was no real conflict and no consequences for her actions.
The end improved with the introduction of a new character, or really just the great focus on them. The character was what I wanted from the book to start. Honestly, I think I just wanted someone who felt wholesome after everything else that was going on.
I did still enjoy the book but I wish the beginning matched the rest of it. Or really that there was a smoother character transition throughout to really have it hit you out of nowhere.
Still, female empowerment in high school is something I can always get behind!
I have to admit I haven’t finished reading! And I feel awful. I definitely love the concept and right from the start I love the characters. I expect to be done tomorrow, but since it released TODAY I want to throw the word out!
From what I’ve read so far, Bethany is living in a 1950s-esque cookie-cutter community where men work and women stay home and girls do not play sports as they are cheerleaders for the boys. But Bethany isn’t having that be her life. This makes her an outcast who is still invited to EVERYTHING because not sending an outcast an invite is unacceptable manners to parents’ friends’ children (aka dads are golfing buddies so kids need to ‘get along’). She lives most of her school life wondering why this is the situation.
Then she breaks it (or at least tries to-I’m not there yet) with the help of new friend, Ash, who just moved to town. And she does this by taking what her ‘perfect’, ‘do nothing wrong’ older brother created and shattering.
If you have not yet heard of this feminism-filled book about two high school girls, you should definitely look into it! Expect a full review as soon as I finish reading!
Final review:
This took me way longer to finish than I expected. When I first wrote the review for release day I had only read about a third of POINTS and had loved every second of it.
Shortly after that the tone of the book changed and Bethany became a totally different person. Yes, it was plot-driven and made sense, but I hated her. She went from rebel to spiteful and had everything going perfectly. The middle of the book really felt like a drag. There was no real conflict and no consequences for her actions.
The end improved with the introduction of a new character, or really just the great focus on them. The character was what I wanted from the book to start. Honestly, I think I just wanted someone who felt wholesome after everything else that was going on.
I did still enjoy the book but I wish the beginning matched the rest of it. Or really that there was a smoother character transition throughout to really have it hit you out of nowhere.
Still, female empowerment in high school is something I can always get behind!
September 22, 2020
“Points” tells the story of two best friends, Bethany and Ashley, who bond over being the outsiders of their high school. After having one too many negative experiences with the guys in their school, Bethany and Ashley devise a system of points to rate each guy in their school, to grade them and break up with them before they can get their hearts broken again.
This YA story explores some complex themes such as what feminism means to the younger generation of today. Moreover, the deeper meaning to this novel explores the concepts of self-confidence and self-esteem, and how one can work to love themselves for who they are. Both Bethany and Ashley are deeply flawed characters, but it is their understanding and recognition of these flaws that makes the reader want to root for these two girls. Bethany's character growth does manage to take place over a relatively short period of time, especially for such a young girl who is dealing with complex emotional issues. The novel's take on feminism in society is quite realistic for a high school student dealing with heartaches and heartbreaks, and is one that would make a good lesson for other people who find themselves relating to Bethany or Ashley. This book would be a good read for anyone who enjoys a classic high school tale of relationships, drama, and gossip, mixed with underpinnings of deeper societal and introspective lessons.
This YA story explores some complex themes such as what feminism means to the younger generation of today. Moreover, the deeper meaning to this novel explores the concepts of self-confidence and self-esteem, and how one can work to love themselves for who they are. Both Bethany and Ashley are deeply flawed characters, but it is their understanding and recognition of these flaws that makes the reader want to root for these two girls. Bethany's character growth does manage to take place over a relatively short period of time, especially for such a young girl who is dealing with complex emotional issues. The novel's take on feminism in society is quite realistic for a high school student dealing with heartaches and heartbreaks, and is one that would make a good lesson for other people who find themselves relating to Bethany or Ashley. This book would be a good read for anyone who enjoys a classic high school tale of relationships, drama, and gossip, mixed with underpinnings of deeper societal and introspective lessons.
September 11, 2020
"Points" by Lisa Doyle is a highly enjoyable YA novel for any girl that has had to deal with being badly treated by a male or has felt like an outcast in school.
Bethany and Ash are two best friends who bonded over being slightly different, in a town where it seems as though people would never get out of the 1950s. After both have been treated badly one too many times by members of the opposite sex, they decide to take a page out of Bethany's older brothers book and grade future boyfriends on a point system, breaking up with them before they themselves can get hurt.
Anyone who is a fan of "Clueless" or perhaps "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (the TV show) will find this story enjoyable, as Bethany tries to guide herself and the folks from Snow Ridge into a more feminist driven time. Dealing with issues that so many girls face from sexism, to rumors to unfair dress codes, this book is definitely one I think that will help teenage girls feel better about who they are. With great lessons, and a little introspection, Bethany is a protagonist that is easy to root for.
**Received this book as an ARC from Netgalley and publisher. Thanks to both for the opportunity**
Bethany and Ash are two best friends who bonded over being slightly different, in a town where it seems as though people would never get out of the 1950s. After both have been treated badly one too many times by members of the opposite sex, they decide to take a page out of Bethany's older brothers book and grade future boyfriends on a point system, breaking up with them before they themselves can get hurt.
Anyone who is a fan of "Clueless" or perhaps "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" (the TV show) will find this story enjoyable, as Bethany tries to guide herself and the folks from Snow Ridge into a more feminist driven time. Dealing with issues that so many girls face from sexism, to rumors to unfair dress codes, this book is definitely one I think that will help teenage girls feel better about who they are. With great lessons, and a little introspection, Bethany is a protagonist that is easy to root for.
**Received this book as an ARC from Netgalley and publisher. Thanks to both for the opportunity**
September 11, 2020
I am conflicted whilst I liked the core message of this novel about self-love and gender equality in schools. I think this book was almost one-note in its feminism both of the main characters were white, everyone in the club was a girl - in 2020 I think not including gender diverse, transgender individuals and male-identifying people in a club centred around feminism is an oversite. I think if I was younger this may have clicked with me more but it never quite hit right for 23-year-old me. I like that Bethany was flawed and able to recognise and reflect for self-improvement. Perfect characters are boring and the characters in this book for YA are fairly complex. I think it is a little problematic that in a book about lifting women up the main character seemingly hates a girl she went to school with for no reason.
Overall this book reads almost like a movie or a tv show a significant amount of time passes in this book and if you aren't paying attention you'll miss that. I think this is a solid introduction to feminist literature for young teens.
Overall this book reads almost like a movie or a tv show a significant amount of time passes in this book and if you aren't paying attention you'll miss that. I think this is a solid introduction to feminist literature for young teens.
September 14, 2020
Bethany has always felt like an outsider in her home town especially at school. Never really fitting in and only being invited to anything by default. But when Ash moves into town Bethany finds that she has found the missing bits of her life. After a few disastrous encounters with the boys at their school Bethany and Ash find a points system on Bethany’s brothers old computer. Although things start off well it ends disastrously and Bethany learns more about herself than she expected.
This was a great story not only about female equality but also about how people can get so focused on righting a wrong that they don’t see the wrongs that they are also committing. Bethany and a lot of the other female students often experience rumours and slurs against them in school because of the way they did or didn’t act. This story addresses some of this as well as how sometimes what you use or do to fight back can be worse.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review
This was a great story not only about female equality but also about how people can get so focused on righting a wrong that they don’t see the wrongs that they are also committing. Bethany and a lot of the other female students often experience rumours and slurs against them in school because of the way they did or didn’t act. This story addresses some of this as well as how sometimes what you use or do to fight back can be worse.
Thank you to NetGalley, the author and publisher for a copy of this eARC in exchange for an honest review
September 29, 2020
Points was one of the wildest rollercoasters I've ever been on while reading. I turned pages faster than I thought I would. This book was a very empowering story about women's rights and being a good person. It really made me take a step back and evaluate how people treat each other, especially in high school. While nothing as dramatic happened to me while I was there, I know that people do go through these types of issues and it is so good to see something like this printed and put out there for teens and young adults to take advice from. I hope that more books like this get published in the future and we can actually start making a difference in the way that we treat each other and the world!
October 7, 2020
Thank you, NetGalley and Lang Verhaal Publishers for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.
Book 1 of the Snow Ridge series by Lisa Doyle is an entertaining YA novel about two friends, Bethany and Ash become friends due to being class outcasts. Their use of Bethany's brother's points system against the same misogynists who make them outcast is how they retaliate.
Complications occur when Bethany and Ash have to cope with whether their revenge is worth it, or if things are worse trying to make a wrong a right.
Bethany is an easy main character to cheer for and the reader really gets a sense of what so many young women deal with in real life. The book is an easy read with a satisfying ending making you want to read the next book in the series.
Book 1 of the Snow Ridge series by Lisa Doyle is an entertaining YA novel about two friends, Bethany and Ash become friends due to being class outcasts. Their use of Bethany's brother's points system against the same misogynists who make them outcast is how they retaliate.
Complications occur when Bethany and Ash have to cope with whether their revenge is worth it, or if things are worse trying to make a wrong a right.
Bethany is an easy main character to cheer for and the reader really gets a sense of what so many young women deal with in real life. The book is an easy read with a satisfying ending making you want to read the next book in the series.
September 25, 2020
Points was a high school drama about two girls who are bitter about all the boys who have wronged them, and in an attempt to take control over their lives use a points system with the intention to prevent them from getting hurt ever again. I suppose I would have enjoyed this book more if I was a teenager still in that world. The point system seemed convoluted from the start, and it was obvious that it would not work out in the way they desired. Even though this book tries to have a strong message about female empowerment, these girls come off as way too boy obsessed and I didn't like how they made their relationships with the opposite sex their top priority.
November 30, 2020
I loved the book, because I think in way this how we all approached feminism in the beginning. Then we grow to see that it's not men vs women but rather men and women vs the system. The growth shown in this book is super important especially in time when cancel culture is so popular. However, I feel like there was something missing in the book. The climax should have lasted longer and gave more information.
December 16, 2020
An interesting book that approached feminism in a brilliant way. I found it very light-hearted and easy to read but it still effectively addressed many important issues. I loved how the characters were portrayed, Bethany in particular. She made many mistakes but ultimately learned from them, which helped to show her growth as a person.
Overall an enjoyable and empowering read about feminism, self love and more.
Overall an enjoyable and empowering read about feminism, self love and more.
October 21, 2020
Points follows Bethany and her friend Ash, who are tired of facing sexism in their school and relationships. So they start using a point system to rate boys.
I am going to be honest, I did not like the book, it was too short, everything happened so quickly. The characters had nearly no personality and I could't empathize with anyone.
I am going to be honest, I did not like the book, it was too short, everything happened so quickly. The characters had nearly no personality and I could't empathize with anyone.
October 16, 2020
Points follows Bethany alongside her best friend Ash who are tired of getting treated badly by the boys in their town and hatch up a plan to get back at them by using a point system.
The book is really short and maybe if it was longer I would have liked it more, everything just seems to move so fast and the main aspect of the plot which I was interested in, is underdeveloped. The book starts off with a fast pace – the first 25% of the book rushes through the events leading up the girls deciding to take up action on their own and because everything happened quickly it made it hard to connect to the story and the characters. Also, Bethany was a hard character to like because she has the ‘I’m not like other girls/other people in this town’ and although this does change I do not think her change in views was addressed in depth. To be honest, there were a lot of things brought up in the books which was good but they were not addressed well and glossed over too quickly.
I did not mind the plot of the book, it was predictable but I expected that, my issue was that not enough time is spent on the various plot points. The point system is used by the characters for a short period of time and then it moves on to something else which I found weird as it was the focus of the book and the character development is rushed – her realisation on the wrongs she is doing happens so quickly in the book. I did think the ending section of the book was really cheesy and that the book was rushing to wrap up the various issues all at once.
1/5
The book is really short and maybe if it was longer I would have liked it more, everything just seems to move so fast and the main aspect of the plot which I was interested in, is underdeveloped. The book starts off with a fast pace – the first 25% of the book rushes through the events leading up the girls deciding to take up action on their own and because everything happened quickly it made it hard to connect to the story and the characters. Also, Bethany was a hard character to like because she has the ‘I’m not like other girls/other people in this town’ and although this does change I do not think her change in views was addressed in depth. To be honest, there were a lot of things brought up in the books which was good but they were not addressed well and glossed over too quickly.
I did not mind the plot of the book, it was predictable but I expected that, my issue was that not enough time is spent on the various plot points. The point system is used by the characters for a short period of time and then it moves on to something else which I found weird as it was the focus of the book and the character development is rushed – her realisation on the wrongs she is doing happens so quickly in the book. I did think the ending section of the book was really cheesy and that the book was rushing to wrap up the various issues all at once.
1/5
January 1, 2021
Contemporary romance with a friends to lovers trope(?)
This book feels like a mini rollarcoaster upon reading. It is based around getting revenge, specifically a girl getting revenge on all the boys in her year at school. It can get quite petty which threw me off for a bit to be honest. I had to put the book down and come back to it later on because I was fed up with the mai characters action.
There is some character development around half way when the main character does a 180 and turns her revenge plot into one of self realisation which made the book improve a little. From there, I witnessed a few more twists but then the final few chapters ended up rounding the book off perfectly but also leading into the potential for a second book.
Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read the arc for this book.
This book feels like a mini rollarcoaster upon reading. It is based around getting revenge, specifically a girl getting revenge on all the boys in her year at school. It can get quite petty which threw me off for a bit to be honest. I had to put the book down and come back to it later on because I was fed up with the mai characters action.
There is some character development around half way when the main character does a 180 and turns her revenge plot into one of self realisation which made the book improve a little. From there, I witnessed a few more twists but then the final few chapters ended up rounding the book off perfectly but also leading into the potential for a second book.
Thanks to netgalley and the publishers for allowing me to read the arc for this book.
October 8, 2020
I received an eARC from netgalley for an honest review.
I enjoyed this book and it was a fast read. There were major "Mean Girls" vibes happening. I thought the evolvement of the MC was well done.
I did think that the point system was a little backwards. Instead of points for good behavior and breaking up with someone who was treating you well before they beat you to it they should have had a point system for poor behavior and once the max was reached they ditched the loser. 🤷♀️
I enjoyed this book and it was a fast read. There were major "Mean Girls" vibes happening. I thought the evolvement of the MC was well done.
I did think that the point system was a little backwards. Instead of points for good behavior and breaking up with someone who was treating you well before they beat you to it they should have had a point system for poor behavior and once the max was reached they ditched the loser. 🤷♀️
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 28, 2020
First it seemed like it was a mystery then I took a break from it. Anyway, it was a quick read and it got exciting when the shows point system was revealed. And I liked how it talked about equality. Liked Bethany and how she owned up. I wanted a feel good novel. Which it kinda was. But it didn’t give me the giddiness that I want right now from a contemporary. But this was good nonetheless. Would like to thank Netgalley and the publishers for this review copy.
April 9, 2021
I got this eARC from Netgalley in exhange for a honest review
This was really hard to read, i disliked Bethany so much. I didn`t at the start, but eventually she became whiny, complaining and mean. She was cruel to Ash, Christian and basically everyone around. She and Curtis did not exactly have the chemistry i was looking for either. I agree i did not like the system that Christian had made, but that Bethany and Ash used it to their advantage...it didn`t sit right with me either.
This was really hard to read, i disliked Bethany so much. I didn`t at the start, but eventually she became whiny, complaining and mean. She was cruel to Ash, Christian and basically everyone around. She and Curtis did not exactly have the chemistry i was looking for either. I agree i did not like the system that Christian had made, but that Bethany and Ash used it to their advantage...it didn`t sit right with me either.
October 23, 2020
Lisa Doyle's Points is exactly what today's young adults (and adults for that matter) should be reading! It's a beautiful story of friendship, love, heartache, family, and the challenge of knowing one's worth and seeing the good in others. I intended to wait to read this book until I had more free time, but I was so swept up in the story I couldn't put it down! I loved it!
October 23, 2020
Points follows Bethany and her friend Ash, who are tired of facing sexism in their school and relationships. So they start using a point system to rate boys.
I am going to be honest, I did not like the book, it was too short, everything happened so quickly. The characters had nearly no personality and I could't empathize with anyone.
I am going to be honest, I did not like the book, it was too short, everything happened so quickly. The characters had nearly no personality and I could't empathize with anyone.
October 30, 2020
This was a refreshing read with relatable characters. It was nice to see Bethany grow and mature as the book developed and see glimpses of characters in more than 2-dimensional caricatures of classic tropes. Overall it is a light and easy book that addresses important issues for young people.
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